Employers required to post safety poster
The poster summarizes workers’ health and safety rights and responsibilities and the responsibilities of employers and supervisors.
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Seasonal workers face new rules for EI
The federal government’s amendments to Employment Insurance will take effect in early 2013.
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Banking hours is an Alternative to EI
A strategy to tackle the issue of retaining valued employees in seasonal work is banking hours.
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Grow Me Instead project has official launch
The Grow Me Instead Guide highlights a variety of native and non-native plants that do well in gardens and are...
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Rules change on terminating employees
A recent decision issued by the Ontario Court of Appeal appears to have raised the cost of terminating employees.
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Bill to establish one-call centre passes
Bill 8, known as the Ontario Underground Infrastructure Notification System Act, 2012, is now law.
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Agricultural Adaption Program expires March 2014
The current Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP) will expire March 2014.
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Vineland receives funds for robots and frost protection
The Government of Canada announced $2.5 million will be coming to Vineland Research and Innovation Centre to support the development...
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Trees for Life book inside
Included with this issue of Landscape Ontario magazine is a free copy of the new 32-page book Trees for Life:...
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Push on to implement One Call legislation
Bill 8, the Ontario One Call Ltd. Act, will return to the Ontario Legislature for a third reading.
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Horticultural apprenticeship registrations available
Registration takes place at a Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) office.
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Guard against online predators
LO’s IT manager Ian Service has provided some good advice on protecting yourself from online predators.
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